This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.